About the Project

The MODEL2 project addresses the need for energy-independent, modular and adaptable buildings for various uses, with a focus on high energy efficiency, flexibility, resilience and living comfort.

The project addresses key challenges in providing a comprehensive energy supply for work–living units, enhancing living comfort, and ensuring connectivity and interoperability with other smart camp systems.

The added value of the project lies in the development of innovative solutions for passive and active energy management, as well as for the generation and storage of electrical energy in deployable buildings, including the development of new technologies at lower technology readiness levels. The project has the potential to create breakthroughs in the development of highly competitive products ready for industrialisation and to strengthen national technological capabilities and the green transition.

Project Results

The primary outcome of the MODEL2 project is the development and demonstration of a comprehensive, integrated modular solution for various applications, enabling energy independence, a high level of living comfort and flexibility in use.

Within the project, 18 final products will be developed and integrated into a comprehensive technological demonstrator, along with 4 laboratory prototypes that will contribute to increased energy self-sufficiency, the integration of renewable energy sources, and advanced energy and living environment management. A system for testing the connectivity and interoperability of modular buildings will also be developed.

The final products will be ready for industrialisation and commercialisation and suitable for deployment across various sectors.

Project Consortium

Lead Project Partner:

• TECES | Strategic and operational project management, coordination of consortium partners, management of communication with the contracting authority, preparation of the intellectual property management strategy, product industrialisation strategy, and the marketing and dissemination strategy for the project results.

Technology Integrator:

• REM d.o.o. | Technical leadership, supervision and coordination; end-to-end system integration; interoperability and connectivity of solutions; testing and demonstration of system operation in real-world environments.

Development of a resilient, militarised living module for deployable bases.

Project Partners:

• Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG) | Development of a thermoelectric generator and testing of technologies for the module envelope.

• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Development of thermal control elements, micro heat pumps, and a supporting role in the development of compact solutions for multifunctional thermal substations.

• SMARTIS d.o.o. | Development of system interoperability for MODEL2 at the data level and development of a digital twin.

• ALPLES d.d. | Development of modular, dimensionally adaptable and integrated micro-architectural furniture elements, enabling optimal space utilisation, rapid adaptability, diverse use cases and comfortable living.

• KRONOTERM d.o.o. | Development of a thermal cell for heating, cooling, domestic hot water preparation using instantaneous heating, and waste heat recovery.

• DANFOSS Trata d.o.o. | Development of solutions for interconnecting modules into a heating system, temperature and humidity control solutions, and domestic hot water preparation, including interfaces with other systems.

• DOMEL d.o.o. | Development of a drying and disinfection module.